Twi Translation of “a“
a determiner; indefinite article
- at the very minimum, the indefinite article is not expressed in Twi. The absence of a definite article, the use of a bare noun often indicates that the noun in question is indefinite.
- matwerɛ nwoma | I have written a book
- ɔyɛ dwontoni | he/she is a singer
- meyɛ aberanteɛ| I’m a young man
- Kofi waree ababaawa | Kofi married a young woman
- kuruwa wɔ ha | a cup is here; there’s a cup here
- atere hyɛ me botom | there’s a spoon in my pocket
- bi [a particular; a specific; a certain]
- akwadaa bi | a certain child
- yɛkɔɔ kuro bi so | we went to a certain town
- mekann nwoma bi | I read a certain book
- ɔbaa bi baa ha | a certain woman came here
- ɔbayifoɔ no maa me kukuo bi | the witch gave me a certain pot
- mmarahyɛ badwani bi anya COVID 19 | a certain parliamentarian has contracted COVID 19
- ɔsɔfoɔ no ne ɔkɔmfoɔ bi too nkyea | the pastor and a certain fetish priest had a bet
- Ama abu dɔ ama ɔsraani bi | Ama has fallen for a certain soldier
